Lightning eMotors (Lightning eMotors) Debt-to-Equity : -2.70 (As of Sep. 2023)

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What is Lightning eMotors Debt-to-Equity?

Lightning eMotors's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $57.15 Mil. Lightning eMotors's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $9.25 Mil. Lightning eMotors's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $-24.61 Mil. Lightning eMotors's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was -2.70.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Lightning eMotors's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

ZEVY' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.7 Med: 1.5 Max: 35.9
Current: -2.7

During the past 4 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Lightning eMotors was 35.90. The lowest was -2.70. And the median was 1.50.

ZEVY's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry.
Industry Median: 0.405 vs ZEVY: -2.70

Lightning eMotors Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lightning eMotors's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Lightning eMotors Debt-to-Equity Chart

Lightning eMotors Annual Data

Trend

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Debt-to-Equity

-0.18

-0.93

2.94

1.31

Lightning eMotors Quarterly Data
	Dec19	Mar20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial										1.50	1.31	1.51	2.84	-2.70

Competitive Comparison of Lightning eMotors's Debt-to-Equity

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Lightning eMotors's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Lightning eMotors's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Lightning eMotors's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lightning eMotors's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Lightning eMotors Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Lightning eMotors's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(1.828	+	69.838)	/	54.558
	=	1.31

Lightning eMotors's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(57.15	+	9.249)	/	-24.605
	=	-2.70

Lightning eMotors (OTCPK:ZEVY) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Lightning eMotors (Lightning eMotors) Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

815 14th Street South West, Suite A100, Loveland, CO, USA, 80537

Website

https://www.lightningemotors.com

Lightning eMotors Inc is engaged in designing and manufacturing zero-emission commercial trucks and buses and charging infrastructure solutions for fleets, large enterprises, original equipment manufacturers, and governments. Its product offerings range from cargo vans, transit and shuttle buses, school buses, specialty work trucks, ambulances, and electric powertrains for school buses, transit buses, and motor coaches. Its product solutions help its customers reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, lower operating costs and improve energy efficiency.

Executives

Rosella Holdings Ltd	10 percent owner	TRAFALGAR COURT, 3RD FLOOR, WEST WING, LES BANQUES, ST PETER PORT Y7 GY1 2JA
David Agatston	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O LIGHTNING EMOTORS, INC., 815 14TH STREET SW, SUITE A100, LOVELAND CO 80537
Wanda Jackson-davis	director	C/O LIGHTNING EMOTORS, INC., 815 14TH STREET SW, SUITE A100, LOVELAND CO 80537
Shashi Seth	officer: Chief Revenue Officer	3080 SOUTH CT, PALO ALTO CA 94306
Jack Kenneth P. Jr.	director	815 14TH STREET SW, SUITE A100, LOVELAND CO 80537
Robert Fenwick-smith	director	C/O LIGHTNING EMOTORS, INC., 815 14TH STREET SW, SUITE A100, LOVELAND CO 80537
Bruce Coventry	director	C/O LIGHTNING EMOTORS, INC., 815 14TH STREET SW, SUITE A100, LOVELAND CO 80537
Timothy Reeser	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	C/O LIGHTNING EMOTORS, INC., 815 14TH STREET SW, SUITE A100, LOVELAND CO 80537
Teresa Covington	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O AEROVIRONMENT, INC., 181 W. HUNTINGTON DR., SUITE 202, MONROVIA CA 91016
Raluca Dinu	director	C/O GIGCAPITAL2, INC., 2479 E. BAYSHORE RD., SUITE 200, PALO ALTO CA 94303
Diana D Tremblay	director	2111 NORTH MOLTER ROAD, LIBERTY LAKE WA 99019
Thaddeus Senko	director	C/O AUTOLIV, INC., KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, SECTION B7, STOCKHOLM V7 SE-11164
Andrea Betti-berutto	other: former director	C/O GIGCAPITAL3, INC., 1731 EMBARCADERO RD., SUITE 200, PALO ALTO CA 94303
Peter S Wang	other: former director	GIGCAPITAL, INC., 3000 EL CAMINO REAL, BLDG 4, SUITE 232, PALO ALTO CA 94306
John J Mikulsky	other: former director	C/O KALEYRA, INC., 1731 EMBARCADERO ROAD, SUITE 200, PALO ALTO CA 94303